Seacoast DPWs face staffing crunch: 'Young people just don’t want to get their hands dirty'

By: Angeljean Chiaramida

Outlets: Seacoast Online

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 1,661

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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A staffing crisis is emerging in Hampton and across the Seacoast — one that threatens the reliability of everyday services like trash collection, snow removal, and water and sewer operations. And town officials say there’s no quick fix in sight.

Regular trash pickup, well-plowed roads during blizzards, clean beaches, well-maintained roadways, parks and cemeteries, and functioning water, sewer, and wastewater treatment facilities are services most residents take for granted. But as longtime public works …

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